Falling For The Bachelor

, would be shipped off to see if I we

hind my back, signing me up for this thing. At first, I thought it was a joke, but the moment she came rushi

ed out l

too busy here, being that we lived in the small town of Greendale. Our usual customers would come in like old man Joe and crazy Christi. We'd fill their regula

uldn't deal with. In a way, we were the same. We had the same interest when it came to music and our social lives. She was

ther one was at the bar indulging in a cup of tea and immersed in his newspaper. It's safe to say, they weren't paying attention as we cleaned around t

s. When there was down time like this, we usually enjoyed a cup of coffee and sometimes a little snack. The owner was very generous about this sort o

he coffee, burning my li

omehow, she always made the best cup of joe. I don't kno

eady. "Very. Five more hours to go. Do anything afte

told me something was up. "Well...I don't think

to see my mother running towards me. Little sister right next to her. She was in one of her more elegant dresses, meaning something big was happening. The way her face sc

he table, grinning from ear to ear. The confused look never lef

onet F

partake in our charming boy's quest to find his one true love. As heir t

but love and Autumn don't mix well. My mother knows this and yet here she is with this piece of paper that

ked. I can hear my v

of my face again. "This is our ticket out of here,” she s

in school. However, that's about as real as life gets. My mom has been working two jobs every day and I have been trying my best to

rying to get us money. Did we need it? Absolutely, but this wasn't the way. Arduous work and determination wer

've disagreed on things. This is the first time, however, that she's done something like this. It was

hink about it. We'll be so much better off this way." She

don't get chosen?" I loo

green in between. To say the least, she was beautiful and the most important thing in my life. It was a tough time for her growing up. With all our money issues, it was h

eyes with her sweet innocent kid face. Summer knew I couldn

ed about this whole ordeal. "Ugh whatever. But don't blame me i

ster here in this hell hole. Besides that, I'll be in a foreign area with strangers. The fact that my mom didn't have a problem with that was

en out of this small town of mine. Seeing more of the world was bound to be a thrill. I'm going to a rich

seat still annoyed. "When am I leavi

rning." My m

f again. "Tomorrow

l me up. "Yes, and we have very li

to go. My mom didn't waste any time getting me to the hair salon. It always took so long for them to do it. My hair was super long, down to my ass, and very thick. It was healthy and vibrant, so that's all that mattere

. It was a wonder where my mom was getting this money from. Usually, we can't afford to do

now became divorced. Pauline was my mom's only sibling, and they were close. They both led the same life though Pauline was a little more financially stable than my mom. She was a cool aunt and tried to do as m

ow. A lot of things my mom couldn't teach me. So, when I say we were close, we were fucking

er face. Maryann was her name, and she was not the woman to play with back

Her voice screamed with excitem

It's been a few weeks since I've see

her face. "Not to worry dear we have more import

er fragile hands digging through it looking for something important. Before

e upset. After all, this sort of thing i

about it. This isn't my cup of tea."

ope. "In any case, it's happenin

ut she stopped me. Her cold, delicate hand resting on top of

ngly. "Any who, I had some specially made dresses for you packed and ready to go. Please, try to enjoy yourself, Autumn. I know it's the

ith growing up. We've built a bond like no other. This present and the dresses were more than enough. It was too much hone

r this stupid contest thing, at least I have a well needed vacation. Things weren't going to be smooth sai

me